Ski-scrapers



July 3, 1962 R. DAY

SKI-SCRAPERS Filed Jan. 21, 1960 IN VEN TOR. PUSjELL DA Y BY ATT Y.

United States PatentC 3,041,650 SKI-SCRAPERS Russell Day, 8 St. Anns Circle, Cahokia, 111. Filed Jan. 21, 1960, Ser. No. 3,804 10 Claims. (Cl. 15-236) This invention relates in general to certain new and useful improvements in ski-scrapers and, more particularly, to ski-scrapers adapted for attachment on a ski-pole to be carried therewith as an integral part thereof.

It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a scraper uniquely adapted for cleaning skis and ski boots.

It is another object of the present a scraper of the type stated which can tached to ski-pole so as to be conveniently accessible whenever needed.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a scraper of the type described wherein the scraper may be mounted on a ski-pole in any selected position along the shaft above the so-called pad.

It it also an object of the present invention to provide a simple, inexpensive scraper which may be produced at relatively low cost and which may be rigidly secured to an essential piece of ski equipment whereby to diminish the possibility of becoming lost or being inadvertently forgotten prior to a ski trip.

With the above and other objects in view, which will become apparent upon reading this specification, my invention resides in the novel features of form, construction, arrangement, and combination of parts presently described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing (one sheet)-- FIG. 1 is a perspective View of av ski-scraper constructed in accordance with and embodying the present invention;

FIG. 2 is scraper attached to a ski-pole;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the ski-scraper attached to a ski-pole; and 4 FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the attachment means forming a part of the present invention.

Referring now in more detail and by reference characters to the drawings, which illustrate a practical embodiment of the present invention, A designates a ski-scraper including a main body portion 1 having a front-face 2, a rear-face 3, provided with an elongated groove 4, a pair of opposing tapering sides 5, 6, and transverse end-faces 7, 8. The ski-scraper A is preferably, though not necessarily, fabricated of a hard durable plastic, such as tetrafluoroethylene or a long chain synthetic polymeric amide, such as nylon. The groove 4 is sized for flushwise abutment with a conventional ski-pole p having a pointed tip t, and a conventional shaft s with the usual annular pad d thereon. It should be noted that the groove 4 does not completely span the rear-face 3 of the scraper A, and thus divides said rea -face 3 into coplanar surfaces 9, 10, located symmetrically on opposite sides of the groove 4. The scraper A is provided with a pair of bores 11, 12, the bore 11 extending through the scraper A and opening upon the faces 2, 10, respectively, and the bore 12 extending through the scraper A and opening upon the faces 2, 9, respectively, near the other end-face 8 for purposes presently more fully appearing.

Securely mounted within each of the bores 11, 12, are tubular grommets 13 each integrally including a cylindrical shank 14 and a flattened head 15. The shank 14 is internally provided with a threaded bore 16 and the head 15 is set into the face 2 flush therewith. Preferably,

invention to provide be securely atavailable and though not necessarily, the

near the end-face 7,

so that its outer surface is,

inserted through the back side of a fragmentary perspective view of the skiice head 15 is provided with a diametral slot, or so-called nick, 17 for accommodating a conventional screw driver for purposes presently more fully appearing. seated in the grommets 13 are elongated rods 18 having a linear portion 19 and a substantially arcuate bend 20. The arcuate bend 20 is sized for snug-fitting partial encirclement of the ski-pole p and preferably, though not necessarily, the linear portion '19 terminates within the grommet 13 to prevent interference with the screw driver when adjusting the grommet 13 and the external portion of each of the threaded rods 18 is flattenedto prevent inadvertent scraping or cutting. The threads which extend around the interior arc of the bend 20 actually for-1n serrations which engage the surface of the pole p and prevent unauthorized slippage of the scraper A with respect to the pole p. t

In use, the ski-scraper A is attached to the ski-pole p in the following manner. The ski-pole p is placed in the groove 4 whereupon two grommets 13 are placed in the bores 11, .12, in such manner that the head 15 of each grommet is in flushwise abutment with the face 2 of the scraper. Thereafter, the threaded rods 18 are the bores 11, 12, and into threaded engagement with the grommets 13. By tightening the grommets 13 with a conventional screw driver having its blade inserted in the slot 17, the threaded rods 18 may be drawn snugly against the ski-pole p.

Because the inner arcuate portion of the arcuate bend namely, the degree of hardness of the synthetic resin,

will protect the wood or damage.

It should be noted that the scraper A may be selectably re-positioned on the ski-pole p merely by a slight loosening of the grommets 13, whereupon the separation between the arcuate bend 20 and the groove 4 becomes sufiicient to permit slidewise movement of the scraper A on the pole p, and thereafter the scraper may be tightened at any desired location.

It should be understood that changes and modifications in the form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of the ski-scrapers may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principle of my other material of the skis from invention as set forth and defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A ski-scraper comprising a solid prism-shaped block having oppositely presented beveled faces forming longitudinal parallel edges, said block also being provided with an elongated semicircular groove sized for flushfitting engagement with a ski-pole, and tightening means for drawing the groove of said block tightly against said ski-pole in secured relationship therewith.

2. The ski-scraper of claim 1 where the edges are parallel to the groove. Y

3. The ski-scraper of claim 1 where the block is composed of a long-chain polymeric amide.

4. The ski-scraper of claim 1 where the block is composed of tetrafluoroethylene.

Threadedlyserrations for frictionally engaging and retaining the skipole. 1

gagement with a ski-pole, and tightening means for drawm the groove of said block tightly against said ski-pole in secured relationship therewith; u 7

' A skiscraper comprising a block having a front 15 against the ski-pole.

. The scraper of claim 9 10 each provided along the por where the elongated rods are tion of its arcuate bend which 20 References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Johnson Dory FOREIGN PATENTS Norway Oct. 31, 1911 May 26, 1953 Sept. 16, 1958 July 18, 1938 

